Monkey Steve Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 9 hours ago, casapete said: Be careful putting guitars in lofts, especially at the moment with the current heatwave - you’ll need more than a set of hex keys to sort them out 😟 not my guitars, and clearly the owner won't have a clue whether they are badly affected by the weather or not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaggyMan Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 changing settings (truss rod , action and intonation) aren't that difficult although as in all things takes some time to learn and some confidence building. As for changing strings, again it's not that big a deal. Sure, anything beyond (shimming the neck , changing pickups, nut adjustment and so on) that takes some more application, but it just surprises me that there are players who choose not to attend to simple basic housekeeping (imho) and potentially suffer as performers because of it. That said I would defend the right of anyone just to get someone else to do it if they don't feel confident or can afford it. Horses and courses I guess. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Monkey Steve said: not my guitars, and clearly the owner won't have a clue whether they are badly affected by the weather or not! Understood. Just seems a shame to risk damaging them by exposing them to the extremes of heat and cold that exists in most lofts. My 63 P-bass was rescued from a loft, and the paint peeled off in strips! Frets were green and the original case was damaged beyond repair. Amazingly the neck survived without being warped , but it took a lot of restoration. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Living in the Gaza Strip is a dangerous thing Not knowing how to set up your own bass? Maybe not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaggyMan Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 granted, but as always expression cover a multitude of environments, conditions and situations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 “Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.” ― Miles Kington 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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